To discipline your mind, write down your ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) and ask yourself if they are true. https://t.co/VQaMtKPc62
To discipline your mind, write down your ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) and ask yourself if they are true. https://t.co/VQaMtKPc62
If you're struggling with negative thoughts, achieving flow is probably the best medicine. Contrary to popular wisdom, forced positive thinking often makes things worse.
LessWrong • How to Be Happy - LessWrong
It’s widely believed that 90-95% of the thoughts people experience are repeated thoughts from the previous day. And many of those repeated thoughts are unhealthy ones. I believe this repetition occurs when we become unaware of our attention’s whereabouts. When left unchecked, our attention gravitates towards the dark place in our mind where bad tho... See more
Jen Hitze • Attention, Distraction, and Your Responsibility
This is the true nature of unchecked thought – random, uninvited, and sporadic appearances in consciousness. And when we allow the allure of these random appearances to dictate the direction of our lives, this is what leads us to fall onto the impulsive, ruminative side of the Thought See-Saw.
Lawrence Yeo • The Right Side of Thought - More To That
You have been conditioned over your lifetime to believe that thoughts are important and that you need to pay attention to them—especially the negative, pessimistic, self‑destructive, and worrisome ones.